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with·er
(wĭth′ər)v. with·ered, with·er·ing, with·ers
v.intr.
1. To dry up or shrivel from loss of moisture.
2. To lose force or vitality; become diminished; wane: "Belief in industry self-regulation took hold ... and formal regulation was allowed to wither" (Eduardo Porter).
v.tr.
1. To cause to shrivel or fade.
2. To cause to lose force or vitality; diminish or destroy: "Three years apart had withered her hopes and she was engaged to someone else" (John Garth).
3. To render speechless or incapable of action; stun: The teacher withered the noisy student with a glance.
[Alteration of Middle English widderen, perhaps variant of wederen, to weather, from weder, weather; see weather.]
wither
(ˈwɪðə)vb
1. (Botany) (intr) (esp of a plant) to droop, wilt, or shrivel up
2. (often foll by: away) to fade or waste: all hope withered away.
3. (intr) to decay, decline, or disintegrate
4. (tr) to cause to wilt, fade, or lose vitality
5. (tr) to abash, esp with a scornful look
6. (tr) to harm or damage
[C14: perhaps variant of weather (vb); related to German verwittern to decay]
ˈwithered adj
ˈwitherer n
ˈwithering adj
ˈwitheringly adv
with•er
(ˈwɪð ər)v.i.
1. to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
2. to lose the freshness of youth (often fol. by away).
v.t. 3. to cause to shrivel, fade, or lose vigor or bloom.
4. to abash, as by a scathing glance; humiliate; shame.
[1250–1300]
with′er•er, n.
with′er•ing•ly, adv.
wither
Past participle: withered
Gerund: withering
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Verb | 1. | ![]() atrophy - undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy" decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" blast - shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly |
2. | wither - lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading" |
wither
verb
1. wilt, dry, decline, shrink, decay, disintegrate, perish, languish, droop, shrivel, desiccate Farmers have watched their crops wither because of the drought.
wilt develop, thrive, flourish, bloom, blossom
wilt develop, thrive, flourish, bloom, blossom
wither
verbTranslations
يَذْبُل، يَذْوي
udtørrevisne
skrælna, visna
sudžiūtisuvytintivytinti
novīstnovītināt
veşteji
spôsobiť vädnutie
posušiti se
kuru maksararıp sol mak
wither
[ˈwɪðəʳ]A. VT [+ flower, plant] → marchitar
to wither sb with a look → aplastar or fulminar a algn con la mirada
to wither sb with a look → aplastar or fulminar a algn con la mirada
B. VI [flower, plant, beauty] → marchitarse; [limb] → debilitarse, atrofiarse; [person] → debilitarse; [hope] → desvanecerse
wither away VI + ADV [flower, plant] → marchitarse; [hope] → desvanecerse
wither
[ˈwɪðər] viwither
vt plants etc → verdörren, austrocknen; (fig) → zum Schwinden bringen; to wither somebody with a look → jdm einen vernichtenden Blick zuwerfen
vi
(lit) → verdorren, ausdorren; (limb) → verkümmern
(fig) → welken; (religion) → dahinschwinden
wither
[ˈwɪðəʳ]1. vt → far appassire
2. vi (plant) → appassire; (limb) → atrofizzarsi (fig) (love, passion) → spegnersi; (beauty) → sfiorire
wither
(ˈwiðə) verb (of plants etc) to (cause to) fade, dry up, or decay. The plants withered because they had no water; The sun has withered my plants.